Dusetos

Dusetos (pronunciation^ⓘ) is a city in Zarasai district municipality, northeastern Lithuania, 30 km (19 mi) west of Zarasai, near Lake Sartai.

Dusetos
City
Church of Dusetos
Coat of arms
Dusetos Location of Dusetos
Coordinates: 55°45′0″N 25°51′0″E
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Aukštaitija
County	Utena County
Municipality	Zarasai district municipality
Eldership	Dusetos eldership
Capital of	Dusetos eldership
First mentioned	1520
Granted city rights	1950
Population  (2022)
• Total	517
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

According to the 1923 census, 704 Jews were living in the town. As a result of out-migration in the 1920s and 1930s, the number of Jews in the town decreased to around 500 by 1939.^[1] On August 26, 1941, Jews of Dusetos, together with the Jews of Zarasai were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by forces of Einsatzkommando 3, assisted by the Lithuanian police.^[2] A monument stands today at the site of the shootings.^[3]

Notable people

List of notable people who were born or have lived in Dusetos

• Faustas Latėnas - composer, theatre manager, politician, and diplomat
• Šarūnas Sauka - postmodern painter
• Liucija Vaitukaitytė - professional footballer